Department of Sanskrit: -

“Vanijya Bhavan”
Bhavnagar University,
Bhavnagar.
Phone : 0278- 2439927/28
 
 
Department of Sanskrit was established under UGC 10th Plan in 2004. The Department has over 600 in-house books  and equipments like computer, multimedia  projector etc. with round the clock internet access The department has two full time faculty members. In addition, expertise of other local as well as external scholars is also availed. 

 
Number of students admitted during 2006-07
                   
               M.A. Part I : 52;              M.A.   Part II : 20
 
Faculties
 
 
No. of programs run by the Department :
1 ( M.A. in Sanskrit)


     Department offers a two year full time course for M.A. in Sanskrit, Which covers ten papers as per the UGC guide lines. A Student in M.A. Sanskrit has to study four compulsory papers and one optional paper at M.A. Part I and Four Compulsory papers and One optional paper at M.A. Part II. Each paper carries a weight of 100 Marks.

Total number of seats : 75
 
Eligibility
                  Bachelor’s degree in Sanskrit, with at least 45% of marks.
 
Admission Procedures

         The admission for M.A. is given by inviting applications. Admissions are given on  the basis of merit. The cut off level for M.A. is 45 percentages of marks at B.A. Term begins from the first week of July every year. First term ends during October. And the Second term starts during November and ends during March every year.

 

The reservation quotas of the seats:  As per rule
 
The Scheme for curriculum for M.A. is as fallows

M.A. Part-I

Paper-I Veda and Vedanga
Paper-II

Kavyashastra (Poetics)
Paper-III Darshanashastra (Philosophy)
Paper-IV Lalita-vangamaya (Kavya)
Paper-V

Optional groups :
Itihasa and purana
OR
Jyotishashastra
OR
Kavyashastra (Poetics)
OR
Darshanashastra (Philosophy)
OR
Lalita-vangmaya (Kavya)
 
M.A. Part-II

Paper-I

Bhashavijnana and vyakarana
Paper-II

Kavyashstra  (Poetics)
Paper-III

Darshanashastra (Philosophy)
Paper-IV Sahityasvaroop (Form of Literature)
Paper-V

Optional group :
Itihasa and purana
OR
Jyotishashastra
OR
Kavyashastra (Poetics)
OR
Darshanshastra (Philosophy)
OR
Lalita-vangmaya (Kavya)
 

Fee Structure : As Per rules

 

Contact :

Department of Sanskrit

C/o Dept. of Commerce
Bhavnagar University
Bhavnagar
Ph: 2439927/28